René LaVice (born 31 May 1990) is a Canadian electronic music producer, DJ, and singer.
Biography His song "The Calling", featuring Ivy Mairi, entered the UK Singles Chart at number 118 following a placement on BBC Radio 1's A List playlist. The song also featured as the station's Track of the Day and appeared on its In New Music We Trust playlist. LaVice has also officially remixed the likes of Nero, Wilkinson, Rudimental and A-Trak and supported The Prodigy on their 2015 UK arena tour.
In October 2017, it was announced that LaVice would be taking over as host of BBC Radio 1's long-running drum and bass show, from the previous host of 6 years, Friction (who took over from Fabio & Grooverider), in November 2017. His final show was on 29 August 2022.
Discography Studio albums Title Album details Peak chart positions UK UK DancePeak positions for the Dance albums in the UK: For Insidious: Insidious Released: 11 February 2013 Label: RAM Records Format: Digital download, CD — 25 Play with Fire Released: 27 November 2015 Label: RAM Records Format: Digital download, CD — — Far From Perfect Released: 25 May 2018 Label: RAM Records Format: Digital download, CD — —
Extended plays Title Details Track listing Vika Released: 12 March 2012 Label: Machinist Music Formats: Digital download "Vika" "Bass Kick" "Brooklyn" (featuring John Rolodex) "Secrets" (featuring Trex) Absolute Monster Released: 22 July 2012 Label: RAM Records Formats: Digital download "Dank" "Meow" "Absolute Monster" "Dungeon" "Headlock VIP" Insidious Remixes, Part 1 Released: 8 September 2013 Label: RAM Records Formats: Digital download "Tap Dat" (Chords Remix) "Dark Passenger" (June Miller Remix) Play with Fire (Deluxe) Released: 20 May 2016 Label: RAM Records Formats: Digital download "Lights Out" (Revamped) (featuring David Boomah) "Public Xerox" "Wave" (D&B Mix) "Wicked It Worked" The Richter Scale EP Released: 10 October 2016 Label: RAM Records Formats: 12", Digital download "Richter Scale" (D&B Mix) "Richter Scale" (House Mix) "Richter Scale" (Trap Mix) "Richter Scale" (Extended Multi-Genre Mix) "Some Things Never Change"
Singles Year Title Peak chart positions Album UKPeak positions in the United Kingdom: For "The Calling": UKDancePeak positions for the Dance singles in the UK: For "The Calling": UKIndiePeak positions for the Indie singles in the UK: For "The Calling": 2010 "Angel" / "Save Me VIP" – – – rowspan="3" 2011 "Just Words" / "Spile" – – – 2012 "All My Trials" / "Not Deep"(featuring Ivy Mairi) – – – 2014 "Where My Ladies At?" / "I Want More" – – – Play with Fire 2015 "The Calling" / "Freudian"(featuring Ivy Mairi) 118 29 8 "Hotblooded" / "Bill Folderson" – – – "Air Force 1" / "Don't Look Down"(featuring BullySongs) – – – "Part of Me" / "Untribaled"(featuring BullySongs) – – – 2017 "Sound Barrier" / "Squeegee" – – – "Woohoo" – – – Far From Perfect "Let You Go"(featuring Jareth) – – – "Twilight"(featuring Faye) – – – 2018 "Drop It" – – – "Cold Crush"(featuring Gydra) – – – "How Do I Kill" – – – 2020 "Nine Strings / Eyes"(with Future Cut) – – – rowspan="13" "Hollywood"(featuring S.P.Y) – – – "Showstoppaz"(featuring Ayo Beatz & Krishane) – – – "Lockdown"(with A Plus) – – – "1000 Days"(with Benny L) – – – "Boomshaka"(with Danny Byrd) – – – "Bad Luck"(with Jess Young) – – – "Through the Fire"(featuring The Melody Men) – – – 2021 "I've Been Waiting"(with Richter & Dr. Apollo featuring Gracie Van Brunt) – – – "Jump"(with Stanton Warriors featuring Knytro & Deadly) – – – "Darkness" – – – "Budz" – – – "Good Life"(featuring Ayah Marar) – – – "Lose Control"(with Current Value) – – – Exposed 001 "Skreech" – – – rowspan="6" 2022 "Cyantivice"(with Cyantific) – – – "Tonight I'm Dying"(with Mollie Collins and Leo Wood) – – – 2023 "Fall from the Dark"(with RAIGN) – – – "Set Pace"(with Chords) – – – "Molten Euphoria" – – – "—" denotes a single that did not chart or was not released.
Remixes Year Artist Release2011Secret Society, Outrage & Kirsty Hawkshaw"Let Us Think" (with Gremlinz)2013Loadstar "Eat My Tears"2014Mutt"Conversations" (with Gremlinz)Chris Lake (featuring Jareth)"Helium"Jillionaire & Salvatore Ganacci (featuring Sanjin)"Fresh"2015Rae Morris"Love Again" (René LaVice's UGLY Remix)A-Trak (featuring Andrew Wyatt)"Push"Wilkinson (featuring THABO)"Hopelessly Coping" (René LaVice's Hopelessly Doomed Remix)Nero"The Thrill" (René LaVice's Thrillseeking Remix)The Prodigy"Rebel Radio" (René LaVice's Start a Fucking Riot Remix)2016MOUNT & Nicolas Haelg"Something Good"Mampi Swift"Soldiers"2017Anton Powers & Pixie Lott"Baby"Delta Heavy"Kaleidoscope"Digital & Outrage"Red Letter" (René LaVice's Insufficient Funds Remix)BLISS (featuring Fem Fel)"I Wanna Feel" (René LaVice's Feel the Bass Crunch D&B Remix)DJ Fresh & Diplo (featuring R. City, Selah Sue & Craig David)"Bang Bang" (René LaVice's Trigger Happy Remix)2018Jareth"Rings of Saturn"2019Grace Carter"Heal Me"Stanton Warriors (featuring Sian Evans)"Up2U" (René LaVice's Rooftop Remix)Benny Page (featuring $pyda)"Gangster"Benny Page"Turn the Lights Down" (with Brookes Brothers)One Bit & Laura White"Back to You" (René LaVice's Jungle Remix)Reuben James"I Know You Too Well"2020Snakehips & Jess Glynne (featuring A Boogie Wit da Hoodie & DaVido)"Lie for You"Murdock (featuring James Marvel)"Holding On"2021Dub Elements"Thunder"The Prodigy (featuring RZA)"Breathe" (with Liam Howlett) (Liam H And René LaVice Re-Amp)"Breathe" (René LaVice Dark D&B Remix)2022State of the Nation (featuring Ghostface Killah & Killah Priest)"Super Soldier" (René LaVice Jungle Remix)2023The Prodigy"Mindfields"Chronicles of the Residuum "Stormflight"
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